Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-27
Powder,y Want, to he Heard.

PowderIy Wants to be Heard.
CHICAGO December 26th The News'
Washington special says: Mr.. Powderly
has sent word to the Senate Committee on
Postoffices and Postroads that he would
like an early hearing before them on behalf
of the Knights of Labor in favor of the
Cullom postaltelegraph bill, and he will be
invited to appear soon after the reassem-
bling of Congress.
Cullom has been invited to furnish
paper on the subject of the postal telegraph
to the Forum magazine, and has the manu-
script nearly completed. 1t will probably
appear in the January or February number.
stalwsrt Mr.. Blaine.
LEWISTON (Me.), December 26th.-The
EUening Journal publishes an interview
with gentleman who recently returned
from Europe. In Paris he had good op-
portunity to take the measure of Blaine's
visit to Europe, and to observe the impress
sion which the visit made on the American
colonies in London, Paris and elsewhere
on the Continent. He says; Il met
Blaine in Paris couple of weeks ago. and
If | ever saw man in the buoyancy of
perfect health, that man is Blaine. His
cheeks are rosy, his appetite good, and his
spirits those of the most abounding physi-
cal vigor."
Among the Cigarmakers.
PITTsBURG (Pa), December 26th.-The
cigarmakers of this district, to the number
of l, 200, have organized National Cigar
makers Trade District, knights of Labor,
for the purpose of fighting the tenement
system. Ihe new organization expects the
opposition of the International Union in
the coming contest will be very bitter. 1t
is proposed to bring all the workmen into
the factories and force every tenement
worker to join them, or else sustain boy
cot.
Liberal Christmas Gifts.
NEW YORK, December 26th.-The lead
ing Exchanges all made up Christmas
purses for their employees, the stockholders
leading with 81 500, TO be divided among
20S persons the Oil Exchange 81, 400 for
81 persons: the Cotton Exchange 81 ,020
for 40 pei sons, and the Coffee Exchange
$500 for eight persons. The Produce, Mar
itime and Real Estate Exchanges also con-
tributed literally.
The Old Folks at Home.
New YORK, December 26th.-The occa-
sional centenarian crops up every now and
them but it is very seldom that such batch
as the following is got together: In New
York-Thomas c. Hance of Macedon Ger
ter, 104 years old; Mrs. Mary Mcmahon of
Elmira, 1922 Mrs. Lavina Fillmore of BGf-
falo, 100; Mrs. James Peck of Redwood,
10l; Mrs. Margaret Empros of Troy, 1903.
Defaulter Comes to Grief.
NORWICH Conn December 26th.-Thos.
H. Hood, the defaulting Cashier of the
Board of Water Commissioners, was ar
rested here to-day. He was presented in
the City Court, waived examination, and
was held for trial. The amount of the en-
bezzlement was Sc 500. He could not pro-
cure bail, and was remanded.
Booth and Barrett.
New YORK, December 26th.-There was
a change in the control of the management
of the Academy of Music tonight. Messrs.
Gilmore d Thompkius are the new pro-
by the temperance of Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett in the play of Julius
Caesar"
with Charity to All"
WASHINGTON, December 26th. = Before
leaving Washington to open the Children's
Nursery in Albany, Senator Stanfords wife
gave 800 to the Orphans Home here for
colored children. The Nursery in Albany,
like all her other charities, will be limited
to no religious sect.
Congressman Moffatts Funeral.
TRAVERSE CITY (Mich.) J, December 26th.
The funeral services of the late Congress
man Moffatt took place to-day at the Con-
gregatioaal Church. A Congressional COM
mittee, members of the Council and bar
and the Order of Free Masons attended in
body.
An Increased Business.
Boston, December 26th.-The managers
of the leading clearing houses in the United
States report that the gross elearings for the
week ending December 24th were 1876, 708,-
800, an increase of 2 per cent. over the
corresponding week last year.
Attempted Wife Murder and Suicide.
DENVER (Col.) December 26th - At
Boulder this evening Isadore Pierce,
storekeeper, shot his wife twice in the
presence of their four children, and then
killed himself. His wife is not fatally
wounded.
A Michigan Town Burned.
MILWAUKEE, December 26th.-A special
dispatch saws the largest part Of Lronwood,
Mich, has been destroyed by fire. About
forty buildings were burned, and the loss
is 100000.
More Arab Immigrants
New YORK. December 26th.-The steamer
Rotterdam, of Rotterdam, arrived to-day
with thirty-two more Arabs. With the 100
Arabs that arrived on Saturday, they are
held to await Collector Msgone's decision
At the National Capital.
Copyright. 1857, 5y Gie California Assoeia,ea fress1
WAs8tSeGoN, December 2e;h.-Samuel
Clark, ex-Register In Bankruptcy, of San
| Francisco, is in Washington.
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